The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 2163
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
6:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.97° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.